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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: i just sold my "baby" (mpc2k) a few days ago, still coping with the loss. it is a great box for sequencing small grooves- drum or otherwise- the timing is tight- i preferred to seq...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: But, can it go the distance with an EMU E6400 Ultra in the studio?...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Sorry Chaps, forgot to mention I am an MPC2000XL user, so I've got 4x16 mute buttons. mmm. And it seems like a fairly resilient beasty....


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Well, it might be good for live stuff, but I'd never take mine out to do a live show.. It's far too valuable! Not that even do any live shows anyway, but if I did. Infact, I can't ...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Just a couple of thoughts; IMHO the MPC series absolutely rock as a live midi tool, which no one seems to have mentioned. And if you can't see the genius of its UI then, well, umm...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Actually, you're both right. The MPC is a great and creative piece of equipment, although a bit limited (a cheap PC with Fast Tracker can do more). But no matter how great it is, i...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Here's the deal, As was previously said, the MPC is not a Sampler, the MPC = MIDI Production Center, which happens to have a nifty sampling engine attached, to give greater flexabi...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Hmmm. You guys confuse me. Ziggy says the MPC range sucks (basically) and gives reasons for why, you other guys keep defending the mpc range on the very basis that Ziggy critizize...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Well said. You're right with that Future Music comment.. if Ziggy writes for the music press, then it would have to be Future Music. There's a clown there by the name of Maff Evans...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: ......whoops, sorry 4 all the typos; I can spell really....


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Remind me again, was was it I said b4?........... "...its sad that pepole choose 2 judge these boxes on what they *cant* do...rathe...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: dunno why I even bother.... Just think...THINK, what DJ shadow could have done with an E-6400...! ....course, you can make smashing tunes on a mpc x. .....course you can make sma...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: You reckon "It has the flexibillety of a one-legged horse. And petty memory spec's. It's primary use beeing drums, I say it's way overpriced" Hahahaha... You're so full of shit. ...


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Roland MC-50

Lastpost: 1: Just used an MC-80 a few days ago. My partner ended up buying one on the SAME day I got my EMU E5000 in the mail! It took us a while to get our heads around all that new gear but...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Woah! It doesen't matter much but, I've actually used MPC 60 ,3000 and 2000. And I rest my case. It's intuitive and accurate, but so is Lego. It has the flexibillety of a one-leg...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Hey Ziggy, like r-tek said, you obviously have never used an Akai MPC000. You mention the Atari as being a better alternative, but the crappy timing on my old Atari was the main re...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: All I know is that they reissued it as the mpc 3000le and you can still get them. it is a good piece of gear if you want d+b or hip hop songs. that all. JeRe DOll...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: This machine was created with the musician in mind....


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: I get the impression that Mr Ziggy has never actually had the pleasure of using an MPC :( Course now hes gonna lie and say that he has, but I find that hard 2 believe. I could ...


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Akai MPC3000

Lastpost: 1: Overpriced piece of crap! Like it's sooooooooo much better with pads instead of keyes!.......bah! Internal sequencer? sure, good timing....but lacking in feauters. Memory? it's ...